Flew into a bright, sunny Austin early this evening after nine days of mostly overcast and rain in D.C. and, in the last three days, at Quicksburg in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. But it was a good trip. In D.C. we even enjoyed riding the Metro, which is basically idiot-proof and therefore easy to use. The indigenous population was mostly friendly or else minded their own business. Not Texas-friendly, of course, but you can’t have everything.
We saw, ahem, the National Museum of Natural History, the Air & Space Museum, the National Museum of American History and the National Gallery of Art. The first and last were our favorites, although Air & Space was pretty good. The American History one was surprisingly dull. Trying too hard to be PC, I suppose. We also did the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam and Korean war memorials, and the National Zoo. Walked and walked and walked. Got our feet soaked in the puddles. Most of the crowds, like us, were from the South, where the public school Spring Break is in March. More later.
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